Can Founders Really Trust Data? AI, Web3 and Better Decision-Making [DATA FOR FOUNDERS]

Data is supposed to help founders make better decisions. But how much of it is actually reliable?And what happens when the data looks solid but the assumptions behind it aren’t?In this episode of Asian Business Owners, I sit down with Tamir Abdel-Wahab, co-founder of Preferences AI, to talk about how founders can use data more critically, what most companies still get wrong about market research and why AI and Web3 may change the way businesses understand customers.We talk about:Why many companies still make decisions based more on instinct than real dataHow bias, incentives and blind spots affect market researchWhy traditional market research is deadHow AI tools can help founders understand customers fasterWhat Web3 really means beyond the buzzwords and why it overpromisedThe keys for founders to think more clearly about data, ownership and decision-making✅ Get your free day pass at Garage Society!Timestamps:(00:00) Welcome to Asian Business Owners(00:54) Behind-the-scenes: Family Legacy and Values(02:49) Behind-the-scenes: When to Have Kids As a Founder(04:00) Behind-the-scenes: Always On Founder Mindset(05:01) Meet Tamir and Preferences AI(07:19) Data Bias and Confirmation(10:59) Market Research Is Dead(12:33) Digital Twins and Simulations(15:31) Memory Layers Explained(19:28) Philosophy of Prediction(24:25) Trust and Data Quality(26:21) Web3 for Verifiable Responses(27:15) Enriching User Data(28:11) Training the Digital Twin(29:06) Tamir's Story: From Finance to Web3(33:08) Web3 Explained Simply(35:37) Web3 Hype vs Reality(40:09) Data Ownership Incentives(41:03) Next Two Years in AI(42:53) Autonomous Agents and Safety(45:30) Choosing Trusted Tools(47:16) Founder Lessons From Tamir(50:49) Outro✅ Get your free day pass at Garage Society!👉 To find out more:Tamir on LinkedInPreferences AI websitePreferences AI on LinkedInTo follow my journey:💬 abo.pod📲 Find me on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to Asian Business Owners wherever you listen to it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.